Combined shaving-stick holder and case.



P. K. WILLIAMS.

COMBINED SHAVING STICK HOLDER ANDCASE.

APPLIGATIN FILED DI:

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

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PHILIP K. WILLIAMS, OF GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO J'. B.WILIIIIAMS COMPANY, F GLASTONBURY', CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

Y To all whom it, may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP K. VVILLI'AMS, a citizen of theUnited,States,`residing at Glastonbury, Hartfordy county, 'Stale ofConnecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Shaving- Stick Holders and Cases, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a combined shaving stick holder and case, andembodies manyffeatures of advantage, as hereinafter described. Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 isa side elevation. .of the case complete, thesoap stick l5 2 is a side elevation of the stick and holder detachedfrom the case. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the parts shown inFig. 1. lFig. 4 is a section on the line .acof Fig.

26 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the holderalone.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation thereof. Fig.' 7 is a plan view of a detacheddetail. Fig. 8 is a side view of the same detail. Fig. 9

is a section of the soap` stick alone on the` plane of the line Fig. 3,looking down. Fig. 10 is a side velevation ofthe lower end of the soapstick. l 1`v is an external metallic shell constituting the main body ofthe case, the same being closed at one end.` 2 is av lining of 'heavypaper, or the like, which extends v'out to the edge of the case at theopen end for tlie purposes hereinafter described. v

3 isa stick of soap.

4 is an annular groove in the side of', and near one end of, thestick 3.l

5-5 are longitudinal grooves leading vfrom the end of the stick to theannular groove 4, the function of be seen.

The holder, in its preferred`form, comprises a cup-shaped shell 6,having a contracted-portion 7 to form a holdlngshoulder, said contractedportion being of an internal diameter corresponding closely to theexternal diameter of the stick 3. "Wit-hin the shellG is a lining piece8 held therein in any suitable way, the said lining piece constitutingaI step for the lower end of the stick 3 below the groove 4.' Ifdeslred, the shell 6 may have an extension .9.

10 is an incline between the contractedl portion 7 and the main body o fthe shell 6. The main body of the shell 6 1s so proporf .silcmcauo'n4:aac-em. Appnqationvaied Beamterz 27', 11.910. `serial and holder beingassembled therewith. Fig.

moisture, and hence t which will later ftnteaioet. 117, i911. No.599,585. i

tioned as to` snugly fit into thev open end of the lining 2,of'thec'aseL 1]. is a vent piercing thewall of 1 and the lining 2.

412 is a mass of'l solidified -plasticmaterial 60 arranged within theshell 6, said material completely filling the space therein andprojecting into the annular groove 4, so as to lock the stick 3 in theshell 6. When the the case stick is inserted into the shell 6,' theplastic 65 material should'be in liquid state sothat asrsaid stick isforced in, said materialwill iiow through the passages 5 into, andcompletely around, the annular groove 4, thereby effectively anchoringsaid stick within said shell. One orl more of these grooves 5 isimportant because any plastic material 'in the bottom of the step 8could not other- Wise escape therefrom as the stick is being forced in.'Since the step 8 furnishes a 75 very substantial support for the lowerend of the stick 3, it follows that said groove' or grooves 5 perform avery important func- Y tion in permit-ting the proper assembling of theparts. The plastic material` is preferably of some waterproofcompoundwhichwill, on'cooling, harden,paratiin beingA one suitablematerial for this purpose. By reason of the waterproof .character of thestick anchoring material, that part ofthe stick.85 'I uhin the shell' isyeffectively protected from soap ,at that' pointy cannot becomedissolved so as I weaken the connection between said cayyfr/i'd shell.The `flining 2 performs two important functions; V90 first, byenrtending out to the edge of'the l open end of the case l it preventsdirect contact of the side of thesoap with the relatively sharpl metaledge upon insertingl the stick, thereby preventing the gouging ofv theside of the stick; second, being rela-tlvely. yielding asv compared withmetal, i't enables the shell 6 to be forced into friction tight contactso as to securely hold the stick snugly housed within the case 1.v

The function of the vent l1 is to permit the escape of air from the case1 when the shell 6 is being pushed home. The snugness of the ,tit of theshell 6 within the lining 2 is such that air cannot escape around theshell, and if, after a time, the lining near the open end of thecase 1should become lubricated by the soap, it is obvious that a pressure ofair within the case wouldtend to force out the shell and stick 3. To v`'that When'the shell 6 is fully seiied, it will avoid this, hevent 1lis, by pleference, pmieri-a1 within che c; se extending to and pm-Ivded, sa'vent beingpreferably so plan 'l .tectgg the e lg@ at the openend thereof, i said holdexjand Stopperelement being; just ver said vent,andthcreby .effectively adapted'to gs'x'uxgly ftwithn the Outer 0nd 15 4seaLvfr'om the air :md moistux'e, the 'interior i of thelinn'g, and ason stickcarried by said combined holder an stopper. Ina combinedSha-ving stck'lholder und PHILIP KIWHLIAMS' Case,` a metallic casee1ementopen at one Witnessest and only, a .combinedmetallic holder andFREDERICK'R. CURTIS,

Stopper, a lninglof'relativelyyjelding ma- CHAS. M. PEARD.

